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Division of Research and Statistics RESEARCH NOTES

Initial Claims Data

Over-the-Year Percent Change in Initial Claims by Region Week Ending 7/18/2020

• For the week ending July 18, 2020, initial claims for Unemployment Insurance (UI) increased over the past

year by 641% (including out-of-state residents) in New York State. Initial claims for UI increased by a

minimum of 419% in each of New York’s 10 labor market regions.

• Labor market regions with the most rapid over-the-year percentage increase in initial claims included: New York

City (+754%), Hudson Valley (+649%), Finger Lakes (+632%), Capital (+598%) and Central NY (+580%). At the

same time, initial claims for out-of-state residents grew by 408%.

• On a net basis, regions with the largest over-the-year increase in initial claims included: New York City

(+40,794), Long Island (+8,172), Hudson Valley (+7,090), Western NY (+4,456) and Finger Lakes (+4,345).

Initial claims for out-of-state residents grew by 3,709 during this timeframe.

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Over-the-Year Change in Initial Claims by Industry

Week Ending 7/18/2020

Notes: With the exception of Public Administration, UI claims data by industry reflect both private and public sector workers.

• For the week ending July 18, 2020, all statewide industries experienced an increase in initial claims for

Unemployment Insurance over the past year.

• Statewide industries in New York with the most rapid over-the-year percentage increase in initial claims

included: Educational Services (+817%), Other Services (+782%), Health Care and Social Assistance (+561%).

Retail Trade (+561%) and Accommodation and Food Services (+508%).

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Over-the-Year Change in Initial Claims by Industry Week Ending 7/18/2020

Industry Latest Week

Previous Week

Year Ago OTY Net Change

OTY Pct Change

Accommodation and Food Services 6,783 7,186 1,116 5,667 508%

Administrative and Support Services 6,055 6,653 1,487 4,568 307%

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 1,747 2,007 481 1,266 263%

Construction/Utilities 3,702 4,117 1,235 2,467 200%

Educational Services 5,474 6,682 597 4,877 817%

Finance and Insurance 995 1,147 380 615 162%

Health Care and Social Assistance 8,668 10,119 1,311 7,357 561%

Information 1,871 1,737 578 1,293 224%

Management of Companies and Enterprises 309 284 52 257 494%

Manufacturing 4,182 4,559 736 3,446 468%

Natural Resources and Mining 136 121 45 91 202%

Other Services 2,515 3,058 285 2,230 782%

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 2,821 3,481 672 2,149 320%

Public Administration (Including Government) 1,369 1,477 268 1,101 411%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 895 962 236 659 279%

Retail Trade 6,727 6,416 1,017 5,710 561%

Transportation and Warehousing 3,431 4,116 1,071 2,360 220%

Unclassified 29,982 27,491 174 29,808 17,131%

Wholesale Trade 1,731 1,845 317 1,414 446%

Total (Including Out-of-State Residents) 89,393 93,458 12,058 77,335 641%

Notes: With the exception of Public Administration, UI claims data by industry reflect both private and public sector workers.

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Over-the-Year Change in Initial Claims by Industry Cumulative Weeks Ending March 14-July 18*, 2019 and 2020

Industry 2020 2019 OTY Net Change

OTY Pct Change

Accommodation and Food Services 456,762 31,464 425,298 1,352%

Administrative and Support Services 250,622 33,765 216,857 642%

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 93,680 9,565 84,115 879%

Construction/Utilities 215,039 37,686 177,353 471%

Educational Services 116,941 10,284 106,657 1,037%

Finance and Insurance 28,663 7,402 21,261 287%

Health Care and Social Assistance 353,222 25,655 327,567 1,277%

Information 99,935 14,640 85,295 583%

Management of Companies and Enterprises 13,984 1,311 12,673 967%

Manufacturing 146,354 14,423 131,931 915%

Natural Resources and Mining 4,701 1,102 3,599 327%

Other Services 145,326 5,688 139,638 2,455%

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 111,201 15,139 96,062 635%

Public Administration (Including Government) 27,854 6,855 20,999 306%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 44,471 5,233 39,238 750%

Retail Trade 345,795 19,778 326,017 1,648%

Transportation and Warehousing 137,625 41,862 95,763 229%

Unclassified 527,209 3,740 523,469 13,996%

Wholesale Trade 91,317 7,261 84,056 1,158%

Total (Including Out-of-State Residents) 3,210,701 292,853 2,917,848 996%

Note: With the exception of Public Administration, UI claims data by industry reflect both private and public sector workers.

*These represent the cumulative number of initial claims since they started increasing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Over-the-Year Change in Initial Claims by Region Week Ending 7/18/2020

Region Latest Week

Previous Week


OTY Pct Change

Capital 3,211 3,390 460 2,751 598%

Central NY 2,693 3,169 396 2,297 580%

Finger Lakes 5,032 5,136 687 4,345 632%

Hudson Valley 8,183 9,059 1,093 7,090 649%

Long Island 9,600 10,822 1,428 8,172 572%

Mohawk Valley 1,769 1,618 318 1,451 456%

New York City 46,205 46,256 5,411 40,794 754%

North Country 1,001 1,194 193 808 419%

Southern Tier 1,736 2,038 274 1,462 534%

Western NY 5,344 6,005 888 4,456 502%

Out-of-State Residents 4,619 4,771 910 3,709 408%


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Over-the-Year Change in Initial Claims by Region

Cumulative Weeks Ending March 14-July 18*, 2019 and 2020

Region 2020 2019 OTY Net Change OTY Pct Change

Capital 129,475 12,766 116,709 914%

Central NY 108,595 10,708 97,887 914%

Finger Lakes 166,301 17,965 148,336 826%

Hudson Valley 291,443 26,535 264,908 998%

Long Island 427,735 37,176 390,559 1,051%

Mohawk Valley 58,016 7,424 50,592 681%

New York City 1,516,788 121,682 1,395,106 1,147%

North Country 44,487 6,436 38,051 591%

Southern Tier 75,034 7,756 67,278 867%

Western NY 221,607 24,104 197,503 819%

Out-of-State Residents 171,220 20,301 150,919 743%

Total (Including Out-of-State Residents) 3,210,701 292,853 2,917,848 996%

*These represent the cumulative number of initial claims since they started increasing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)

Week Ending UI Initial Claims Pandemic Unemployment

Assistance

3/14/2020-4/25/2020 1,640,159 76,019

5/02/2020 197,607 58,351

5/09/2020 203,928 71,068

5/16/2020 229,562 197,734

5/23/2020 195,948 277,621

5/30/2020 85,479 88,285

6/06/2020 97,274 86,577

6/13/2020 97,643 59,025

6/20/2020 91,833 76,964

6/27/2020 92,157 63,619

7/04/2020 96,260 56,590

7/11/2020 93,458 52,476

7/18/2020 89,393 59,675

Cumulative Total 3,210,701 1,224,004

The table above provides summary information on PUA claims through the week ending 7/18/20.

• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is a new Federal program that was created as part of the

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. PUA provides financial assistance for individuals

who are unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic, but do not qualify for traditional unemployment

insurance (UI).

• Not all PUA claims are included in the UI initial claims count. Those PUA claimants who applied for UI, were

denied UI benefits, and were later approved for PUA are included in the counts of initial UI claims.

• Beginning in mid-April 2020, the State’s application process was modified so PUA claimants no longer were

required to be denied UI benefits before being determined eligible for PUA. In these instances, the PUA claims

are not included in the counts of initial UI claims.

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Over-the-Year Percent Change in Initial Claims by Region

Week Ending 6/27/2020 Week Ending 7/04/2020

Week Ending 7/11/2020 Week Ending 7/18/2020

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Glossary

Initial Claim – This category includes both new and additional claims, both of which signify a new spell of unemployment. New Claim – The first initial claim filed to request a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation. Additional Claim – A subsequent claim filed during an existing benefit year due to new period of unemployment. Someone who files a new claim and collects benefits, finds another job but is laid off again within the same year would be considered an additional claim.

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Appendix A by Geographic Area

Initial Claims by County Week Ending 7/18/2020

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Initial Claims by County Week Ending 7/18/2020

County Latest Week

Previous Week


OTY Pct Change

Albany 900 951 122 778 638%

Allegany 151 161 24 127 529%

Bronx 11,151 10,726 1,234 9,917 804%

Broome 642 733 98 544 555%

Cattaraugus 317 429 45 272 604%

Cayuga 264 279 42 222 529%

Chautauqua 457 486 53 404 762%

Chemung 264 274 36 228 633%

Chenango 125 136 33 92 279%

Clinton 168 205 38 130 342%

Columbia 146 152 15 131 873%

Cortland 112 150 24 88 367%

Delaware 82 92 29 53 183%

Dutchess 811 1,003 119 692 582%

Erie 3,577 4,080 614 2,963 483%

Essex & Hamilton* 69 101 10 59 590%

Franklin 124 158 19 105 553%

Fulton 129 155 25 104 416%

Genesee 185 244 34 151 444%

Greene 140 151 25 115 460%

Herkimer 257 197 40 217 543%

Jefferson & Lewis* 377 451 76 301 396%

Kings 15,029 14,773 1,650 13,379 811%

Livingston 187 224 39 148 379%

Madison 278 266 50 228 456%

Monroe 3,610 3,476 400 3,210 803%

Montgomery 214 197 62 152 245%

Nassau 4,629 5,110 615 4,014 653%

New York 7,359 7,291 1,129 6,230 552%

Niagara 842 849 152 690 454%

Oneida 900 830 123 777 632%

Onondaga 1,639 1,986 215 1,424 662%

Ontario & Yates* 369 388 65 304 468%

Orange 1,434 1,616 183 1,251 684%

Orleans 141 231 28 113 404%

Oswego 400 488 65 335 515%

Otsego 156 151 38 118 311%

Putnam 250 305 44 206 468%

Queens 10,749 11,371 1,170 9,579 819%

Rensselaer 432 440 82 350 427%

Richmond 1,917 2,095 228 1,689 741%

Rockland 1,419 1,480 113 1,306 1,156%

St. Lawrence 263 279 50 213 426%

Saratoga 587 624 83 504 607%

Schenectady 533 618 81 452 558%

Schoharie 113 88 30 83 277%

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County Latest Week

Previous Week


OTY Pct Change

Schuyler & Steuben* 303 448 44 259 589%

Seneca 97 78 16 81 506%

Suffolk 4,971 5,712 813 4,158 511%

Sullivan 253 248 36 217 603%

Tioga 113 117 16 97 606%

Tompkins 207 238 18 189 1,050%

Ulster 577 657 80 497 621%

Warren 272 235 27 245 907%

Washington 201 219 25 176 704%

Wayne 298 317 69 229 332%

Westchester 3,439 3,750 518 2,921 564%

Wyoming 145 178 36 109 303%

Out-of-State Residents 4,619 4,771 910 3,709 408%


*One or more of these counties did not meet the disclosure threshold. As a result, the initial claims data for both counties were aggregated.

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Appendix B by Occupation

Initial Claims by Occupational Group

New York State, Week Ending 7/18/2020

Occupational Group Latest Week

Previous Week


OTY Pct Change

Architecture and Engineering 458 554 70 388 554%

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,416 1,765 483 933 193%

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,235 2,155 178 2,057 1,156%

Business and Financial Operations 899 1,085 281 618 220%

Community and Social Service 725 808 128 597 466%

Computer and Mathematical 428 448 129 299 232%

Construction and Extraction 2,858 3,112 693 2,165 312%

Education, Training and Library 2,400 3,484 403 1,997 496%

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry & Military Specific* 143 141 28 115 411%

Food Preparation and Serving Related 4,716 5,060 620 4,096 661%

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 892 1,195 121 771 637%

Healthcare Support 1,506 1,703 177 1,329 751%

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,233 1,259 175 1,058 605%

Legal 173 246 41 132 322%

Life, Physical and Social Science 183 230 50 133 266%

Management 4,032 4,983 1,054 2,978 283%

Not Available 44,410 42,706 4,386 40,024 913%

Office and Administrative Support 4,670 5,056 863 3,807 441%

Personal Care and Service 4,339 4,580 288 4,051 1,407%

Production 2,481 2,746 413 2,068 501%

Protective Service 729 940 187 542 290%

Sales and Related 4,330 4,443 491 3,839 782%

Transportation and Material Moving 4,137 4,759 799 3,338 418%


*One of these occupational groups did not meet the disclosure threshold. As a result, the initial claims data for both groups were aggregated.

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Appendix C by Demographic Characteristics

Initial Claims by Gender

New York State, Week Ending 7/18/2020

Gender Latest Week

Previous Week


OTY Pct Change

Female 43,954 48,070 5,740 38,214 666% Male 45,338 45,368 6,318 39,020 618% Unknown 101 20 N/A N/A N/A Total (Including Out-of-State Residents) 89,393 93,458 12,058 77,335 641%

N/A: Not Available

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Initial Claims by Race New York State, Week Ending 7/18/2020

Race Latest Week

Previous Week


OTY Pct Change

American Indian or Alaskan Native 735 771 124 611 493%

Asian 5,748 6,288 489 5,259 1,075%

Black or African American 20,156 19,870 2,684 17,472 651%

Hawaiian Native or Pacific Islander 367 375 73 294 403%

White 39,465 43,435 6,077 33,388 549%

Unknown 22,922 22,719 2,611 20,311 778%


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Initial Claims by Ethnicity New York State, Week Ending 7/18/2020

Ethnicity Latest Week

Previous Week


OTY Pct Change

Hispanic or Latino 20,832 20,350 2,447 18,385 751%

Not Hispanic or Latino 55,318 59,238 8,271 47,047 569%

Unknown 13,243 13,870 1,340 11,903 888%


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Initial Claims by Age Group New York State, Week Ending 7/18/2020

Age Group Latest Week Previous

Week Year Ago

OTY Net Change

OTY Pct Change

Under 25 19,363 19,088 956 18,407 1,925%

25-34 22,812 24,350 3,110 19,702 634%

35-44 15,995 16,676 2,558 13,437 525%

45-54 14,290 15,228 2,479 11,811 476%

55-64 12,157 13,141 2,184 9,973 457%

Over 64 4,776 4,975 771 4,005 519%


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